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Theme Prompt: Meet the ParentsTitle: Healer's CharmFandom: Original UniverseRating/Warnings: GBonus: YesWord Count: 908Summary: Introducing Cecilia to his family was probably one of the only things that had really tested cool and collected Gareth's nerves. Part of my Misfits & Co/In Pursuit of an Angel canon.

Theme Prompt: #012 – Meet the ParentsTitle: Baby This a New AgeFandom: Leverage/Marvel Cinematic Universe (Agents of SHIELD)Rating/Warnings: PG-13Bonus: Yes.Word Count: 933Summary: Hardison gets paid a visit by an old friend who has a very unexpected proposition for him.Notes: Set in late S1 of Agents of SHIELD and S2/3 of Leverage. One day I will write a fic with an entire cross canon hacker collective but today is not that day (yet).

Ah, the rite of passage: meeting the parental units. Is it the nervous turning point in a new relationship? An accidental crossing of paths? Or might someone be meeting their parents for the first time? Not to mention, family isn't always a blood relation, and parental figures can come in all shapes and ages. Write a story where the your character(s) have to meet parents, or parental-type figures.

BONUS GOAL:Nickname

If your submission contains a character referring to someone by a nickname or pet name, that entry will earn an extra point to be tallied during voting!

Challenge ends Monday, May 2nd at 9:00PM EST

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